Tularemia - Francisella tularensis

Tularemia occurs
throughout the U.S. and is transmitted to humans by the American dog tick (Dermacentor
variabilis), the wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni), lone
star tick (Amblyomma americanum) and, in the western U.S., by deer
flies. Humans can also contract the disease through skin contact with infected
animals, ingestion of contaminated water and inhalation of contaminated dusts.